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Polaroid PoGo: July 06, 2008
June 24th, 2008
My sponsors, ZINK, the technologists behind the new pocket-sized Polaroid mobile printer dubbed “PoGo” just told me the product is about to hit the market. The Polaroid website says PoGo hits Best Buy stores (probably in USA only) on July 06, 2008, and in Target on July 20, 2008.
Estimated price will be $149.
I will do a review as soon as I can. In the mean time think about how many times you’ve wished you could give a subject a copy of their photograph, think about how much easier it is to give a copy then and there, rather than waiting until you get home and hoping you remember. Think how useful this might be in getting that model release signed or getting a reluctant model to spend a few moments with you. In the places I work these small photographs would be kept as priceless family heirlooms - not bad for a thirty-cent piece of paper.
It will weigh 8 oz. (without battery) and measures about 1″ by 3″ by 4.5″. Each 2×3 print takes 60 seconds to make. Downsides? 15 prints per battery charge, but extra batteries are available. There’s no inks to replace and the paper pricing looks like it won’t kill us either. Here’s the website.
It’s (functionally) a bit like having a polaroid back for a 35mm dSLR.
I’m very anxious to read your review as I’d love for it to be worth it. 15 prints per charge is a slight disappointment. However, I see that it will print when plugged into 100-240. No inks to replace is great as it means not having to carry around extra ink nor worry about running out.
Sweet. I was hoping this would materialize before my Madagascar Trip. This will be a wonderful way to give back to so many people. Now I just need to get a solar charger and I’ll be set.
Can anybody spare $500?
That’s like the coolest thing ever! Definately taking one of those on my next trip.
Hey, you printed your logo upside-down!